The deck isn't very different from the Get'er Dungrove net-decks, but I felt I should post up my version because it's the most consistent deck I've ever played. It may not win every match, but it doesn't "scrub-out" too often and does well against Delver decks (I'd say 5-5 to 5.5-4.5 in Dungrove's favor). It's also a pretty simple deck for sideboard substitutions, something that really helps me out while in a tourney situation.
Without further adieu,
(Dungrove Elder by Matt Stewart)
TREE!
by
Phil "Fat Ninja" Tacata
2x Ulvenwald Tracker
4x Llanowar Elves
4x Birds of Paradise
4x Strangleroot Geist
4x Dungrove Elder
3x Predator Ooze
1x Viridian Corruptor
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Thragtusk
4x Green Sun's Zenith
4x Rancor
1x Dismember
3x Revenge of the Hunted
24x Forest :)
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Sideboard
3x Surgical Extraction
1x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Wolfir Silverheart
1x Thragtusk
2x Corrosive Gale
2x Sword of War and Peace
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
1x Dismember
1x Bellowing Tanglewurm
2x Beast Within
OBJECTIVE AND PLAY-STYLE
A ton has already been written about this deck in terms of play-style and objective (see Carrie Oliver's Channel Fireball articles for some great insight on how the deck is played). Basically, it's a hyper-aggro beatdown deck that looks for a 1st turn mana dork followed by a second turn Tree or Ooze. From there, it's about finding a Rancor and going to town!
ENGINE
TREE! gains its consistency from the use of Green Sun's Zenith, the best green tutor in the game. Need a dork? Get a dork. Got no lands to make it safe to grab a Tree? Get an Ooze. Need life? Get a Thragtusk... You get the point.
CARDS
-Dungrove Elder: This guy has to vie for the best creature in Standard. Yes, you have to play mono-green to use him effectively. Yes, you probably have to play 23+ lands to make him worth it. Yes, when he hits the board with 4 Forests and you strap a Rancor on him, you DO win the game.
-Rancor: Bringing this bad-boy back was a happy day for Green Mages everywhere; thanks Wizards! :p Rancor is THE card that takes this deck to the next level. Like Frank's Red Hot Sauce, "You can put that Shit on anything!!!".
-Ulvenwald Tracker: I love this card in terms of powerlevel, playability, and design! He is a 1 drop that opponents have to kill (or they'll pay), acts as a repeatable source of creature kill, and has incredible synergies with Strangleroot Geist and Predator Ooze. Don't be afraid to use him to fight HIMSELF vs. your opponent's mana dorks. On turn two he's as good as a Doom Blade.
-Viridian Corruptor: As much as I want Acidic Slime to go in this slot, 6 mana for a GSZ is too much, too late. The artifact you need to kill -Swords, Trading Post, Metamorph, Birthing Pod- you need to kill them the turn after they get cast. Turn 5 is often too late, so the Corruptor is the way to go. Too bad Uktabi Orangutan isn't still around :p
-Revenge of the Hunted: So good. And you WILL be able to hard-cast it... Don't worry :)
-1x Phyrexian Metamorph, 1x Wolfir Silverheart, 1x Thragtusk, 1x Dismember: This is the opening configuration of "tools" spread out for maximum flexibility in game one. There are mirror copies of each of these guys in the sideboard to maximize effectiveness for game two.
SIDEBOARDING
Rule 1: NEVER CHANGE YOUR FOREST COUNT.
Rule 2: NEVER CHANGE YOUR MANA DORK COUNT.
Now, with that out of the way (haha)...
vs. Delver
-3x Predator Ooze
-1x Wolfir Silverheart
-1x Phyrexian Metamorph
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+1x Thrun, the Last Troll
+1x Thragtusk
+1x Dismember
+2x Corrosive Gale
vs. Wolf Run
-1x Thragtusk
-1x Viridian Corruptor
-1x Dismember
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+1x Wolfir Silverheart
+1x Phyrexian Metamorph
+1x Thrun, the Last Troll
vs. Pod
-1x Thragtusk
-2x Predator Ooze
-1x Dismember
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+1 Wolfir Silverheart
+1 Phyrexian Metamorph (copy their Pod!!!)
+2x Beast Within
vs. Frites
-1x Viridian Corruptor
-1x Dismember
-2x Predator Ooze
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+3x Surgical Extraction
+1 Phyrexian Metamorph
vs. Tokens
-1x Viridian Corruptor
-1x Wolfir Silverheart
-1x Phyrexian Metamorph
-1x Thragtusk
-1x Predator Ooze
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+2 Sword of War and Peace
+2 Corrosive Gale
+1 Bellowing Tanglewurm
vs. Zombies
-1x Wolfir Silverheart
-1x Dismember
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+1x Thragtusk
+1x Phyrexian Metamorph
vs. RDW
-1x Ulvenwald Tracker
-1x Phyrexian Metamorph
-1x Dismember
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+2x Sword of War and Peace
+1x Thragtusk
OTHER NOTES
The first deck I ever won a tournament with was a Mono-Green Overrun deck with Fyndhorn Elves, Pincher Beetles, and good ol' Stompy himself (Rogue Elephant)... One of the wonderful things I love about Magic is that now matter how many new cards and strategies get pumped out every few months, some things -like attacking your opponent with a 13/13 trampler- NEVER GET OLD. ;)
(Revenge of the Hunted by Christopher Moeller)
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